introducing arcgis desktop
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Introducing ArcGIS Desktop. ArcGIS Desktop is a GIS software product line. ArcView , ArcEditor , ArcInfo share a common user interface and can freely exchange maps and data. ArcReader Lets you view and print digital maps created by others ArcView Query, analyze, and overlay layers - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Introducing ArcGIS Desktop
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ArcGIS Desktop is a GIS software product lineArcReader
Lets you view and print digital maps created by others
ArcViewQuery, analyze, and overlay layers
ArcEditorArcView + additional data creation and editing
toolsArcInfo
ArcEditor + additional set of spatial analysis tools
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ArcView, ArcEditor, ArcInfo share a common user interface and can freely exchange maps and data
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ArcGISArcGIS is composed of three
Programs
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ArcCatalog
ArcToolbox
ArcMap
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ArcMapArcMap is the primary program you will be
working with in class
Display Data
Edit Data
Query Attributes
Conduct Spatial Analysis
Design Maps for Output
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ArcMap
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ArcMap has a data view for creating,
symbolizing, and analyzing maps
ArcMap also has a layout view for
composing maps for printing.
You can add titles, scale bars,
legends, and other elements
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ArcToolboxArcToolbox is the Program you use for many
Analysis, Conversion, and Data Management functions
Most Used Toolboxes3D AnalystAnalysisConversionCoverageData ManagementSpatial Analyst
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ArcCatalogArcCatalog is the application used
to browse and manage spatial data
Create, Copy, Rename, Move DataSearch, Preview, and Manage Data Create and Update Metadata Conduct Basic Processing of Data
NOTE: you must use ArcCatalog to create new files
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Extending ArcGIS DesktopYou can augment the capabilities of ArcGIS
Desktop with specialized extension products that are fully integrated with ArcGIS Desktop.ArcGIS Spatial Analyst – maps and analyzes
measured data as well as allowing you to represent, query, and summarize.
ArcGIS 3D Analyst – gives you the ability to see spatial data in three dimensions.
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Exploring ArcMap
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ArcMap is an application for displaying maps and analyzing data. The ArcMap application window consists of a map display for viewing spatial data, a table of contents for listing the layers shown in the display, and a variety of toolbars for working with the data.
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ArcMap - Layout
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Standardtoolbar
Table ofcontents
Drawtoolbar
Mapdisplay
Main menu toolbar
Toolstoolbar
Catalogwindow
Searchwindow
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Exploring ArcCatalog
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ArcCatalog is an application for managing geographic data. You can copy, move, and delete data; search for data; look at data before deciding whether to add it to a map; and create new data.
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ArcCatalog - Layout
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Main menu toolbar
Standardtoolbar
Catalogtree
Catalogdisplay(previewmode)
Location toolbar
Metadatatoolbar
Geographytoolbar
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Spatial data comes in many different formatsGeodatabasesCoveragesShapefilesCAD files (computer-aided design)RastersTINs (triangulated irregular networks)
Each format is identified by its own icon in ArcCatalog
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ArcCatalog gives you more information about spatial data than you can get from Windows Explorer or other file browsers. It can show you which folders contain spatial data and what kinds of spatial data they contain. It lets you preview features and attributes of data before you add the data to a map.
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let’s have some fun
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